#CEC84B#CEC84B
#CEC84B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.144 H 106.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEC84B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 200, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 63.6%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.01, -13.06, 61.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.01, 62.44, 102.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.45% -0.0411 0.1384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.45% 0.144 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3795, 54.9399, 14.7639) |
| Luminance | 0.5494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.17
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.19
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.39
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.03
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.57
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEC84B #4B51CE
analogous
#CE874B #CEC84B #92CE4B
triadic
#CEC84B #4BCEC8 #C84BCE
tetradic
#CEC84B #4BCE87 #4B51CE #CE4B92
square
#CEC84B #4BCE87 #4B51CE #CE4B92
split-complementary
#CEC84B #4B92CE #874BCE
monochromatic
#7D7922 #ADA72F #CEC84B #DBD77B #E8E5AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#CEC84B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#CEC84B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEC84B
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEC84B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEC84B | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C13B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC653
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCBBAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cec84b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 200, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.144 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0d883',
500: '#cec84b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cec84b; $custom-light: #e0d883; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cec84b",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 200,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.252,
"s": 57.205,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81452,
"c": 0.14435,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.54938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEC84B
secondary
#393C84
accent
#4EE047
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#16140B
muted
#84837E